Owner Steve Lansdown wants to see Lloyd Kelly making the step up to the Premier League like his predecessor Joe Bryan but this time with Bristol City.

The club sold Bristol-born defender Bryan to Fulham in the summer, bringing an end to his 16-year spell with the Robins.

Kelly has now stepped into his shoes at left-back and has impressed during the first two months of the season with some impressive defensive performances with the youngster clearly set for big things.

The 19-year-old was rewarded for his development with a contract extension keeping him at the club until at least 2021 and Lansdown now wants him to play a big part as Lee Johnson's side aim for the Premier League.

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Speaking to BCFC, Lansdown explained: "The important thing again is from pride and Bristol City point of view it is from top to bottom and bottom to top.

"That is the approach of the club. We bring in players when they are seven or eight and we look after all the way through that period. We nurture them, look after them and coach them to get the best players for the senior squad.

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"Lee, looking down at the squad can look at the players coming through and make arrangements for four or five years down the road.

"Lloyd Kelly is a prime example of that. We've been tracking his path and trying to develop his path all the way through.

Bristol City majority shareholder Steve Lansdown

"It was sad to see Joe Bryan leave but he's given us great service over the years. He's gone onto the Premier League and good luck to him. We now want Lloyd Kelly to follow him to the Premier League with us and that is what it's all about. "

Bristol City saw plans approved for a new training ground at Failand last week and Lansdown believes that the project will be key in bringing through the next Bryan or Kelly.

"It's absolutely fantastic news," he added.

"We have a great stadium here to perform in and we need state-of-the-art training facilities for our players coming in.

"That's where they go to work every day and playing at Ashton Gate is a bit of a treat really at the end of it. They need to happy in their environment and we can give them the best support we can.